Kathleen Sazama

1.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
45 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Kathleen Sazama is a scholar working on Biochemistry, Hematology and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Kathleen Sazama has authored 45 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Biochemistry, 10 papers in Hematology and 8 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Kathleen Sazama's work include Blood transfusion and management (14 papers), Blood groups and transfusion (9 papers) and Hepatitis B Virus Studies (8 papers). Kathleen Sazama is often cited by papers focused on Blood transfusion and management (14 papers), Blood groups and transfusion (9 papers) and Hepatitis B Virus Studies (8 papers). Kathleen Sazama collaborates with scholars based in United States, Czechia and France. Kathleen Sazama's co-authors include Aryeh Shander, William C. Roberts, I. K. Kuramoto, Jerome B. Zeldis, Jeffrey E. Saffitz, Paul V. Holland, P. V. Holland, C A Richards, Neil M. Flynn and Ira A. Shulman and has published in prestigious journals such as Blood, The American Journal of Medicine and Journal of Clinical Microbiology.

In The Last Decade

Kathleen Sazama

45 papers receiving 1.0k citations

Hit Papers

Reports of 355 transfusion‐associated deaths: 1976 throug... 1990 2026 2002 2014 1990 100 200 300 400 500
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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Reports of 355 transfusion‐associated deaths: 1976 through 1985
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Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Kathleen Sazama United States 14 482 333 283 212 195 45 1.1k
Elizabeth M. Love United Kingdom 15 652 1.4× 373 1.1× 335 1.2× 170 0.8× 328 1.7× 30 1.1k
Kjell Titlestad Denmark 18 368 0.8× 330 1.0× 321 1.1× 139 0.7× 153 0.8× 37 1.0k
Edward L. Wallace United States 18 963 2.0× 451 1.4× 674 2.4× 193 0.9× 377 1.9× 32 1.7k
Eric A. Gehrie United States 19 482 1.0× 425 1.3× 286 1.0× 107 0.5× 215 1.1× 87 1.2k
Janice M. Nelson United States 18 339 0.7× 278 0.8× 114 0.4× 96 0.5× 603 3.1× 41 1.4k
Ruchika Goel United States 19 560 1.2× 430 1.3× 264 0.9× 124 0.6× 255 1.3× 101 1.4k
Ira A. Shulman United States 20 537 1.1× 668 2.0× 261 0.9× 157 0.7× 240 1.2× 86 1.4k
Torunn Oveland Apelseth Norway 17 723 1.5× 479 1.4× 417 1.5× 66 0.3× 494 2.5× 57 1.3k
Marcella C.A. Müller Netherlands 15 189 0.4× 146 0.4× 69 0.2× 365 1.7× 400 2.1× 59 1.8k
Mohammad Khurshid Pakistan 17 70 0.1× 266 0.8× 64 0.2× 154 0.7× 37 0.2× 76 759

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kathleen Sazama

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Sazama, Kathleen, et al.. (2015). Attitudes, Practices, and Training on Informed Consent for Transfusions and Procedures. American Journal of Clinical Pathology. 144(2). 315–321. 13 indexed citations
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Sazama, Kathleen, et al.. (2010). Universal donor education and consent: what we know and where we should go. Transfusion. 50(11). 2499–2502. 6 indexed citations
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Shander, Aryeh & Kathleen Sazama. (2010). Clinical consequences of iron overload from chronic red blood cell transfusions, its diagnosis, and its management by chelation therapy. Transfusion. 50(5). 1144–1155. 50 indexed citations
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Sazama, Kathleen. (2006). The ethics of blood management. Vox Sanguinis. 92(2). 95–102. 18 indexed citations
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Tarrand, Jeffrey, Kathleen Sazama, & Benjamin Lichtiger. (2004). Reagent Strips May Not Detect Staphylococcus epidermidis Contamination of Platelet Concentrates. Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine. 128(8). 852–853. 2 indexed citations
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Sazama, Kathleen. (2003). Transfusion errors: scope of the problem, consequences, and solutions.. PubMed. 2(6). 518–21. 32 indexed citations
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Shulman, Ira A., et al.. (2001). Pretransfusion compatibility testing for red blood cell administration. Current Opinion in Hematology. 8(6). 397–404. 24 indexed citations
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Sazama, Kathleen. (1998). Interactions between Science, Government and Media on Selection and Testing of Donors. Vox Sanguinis. 74(S2). 503–506. 3 indexed citations
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Sazama, Kathleen. (1996). Current good manufacturing practices for transfusion medicine. Transfusion Medicine Reviews. 10(4). 286–295. 7 indexed citations
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Sazama, Kathleen. (1995). Existing Problems in the Testing for Infectious Diseases. Immunological Investigations. 24(1-2). 131–146. 1 indexed citations
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Sazama, Kathleen, et al.. (1994). New human monoclonal antibody reagents for detecting C, c, E, e, K1, Jk a , and Jk b red cell antigens. Immunohematology. 10(1). 8–11. 3 indexed citations
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Kuramoto, I. K., Scott A. Anderson, R Rodríguez, et al.. (1994). Evidence that use of a second‐generation hepatitis C antibody assay prevents additional cases of transfusion‐transmitted hepatitis. Journal of Viral Hepatitis. 1(1). 73–77. 4 indexed citations
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Kuramoto, I. K., et al.. (1993). Hepatitis C virus in blood samples from volunteer donors. Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 31(3). 606–609. 26 indexed citations
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Anderson, Shawn L., et al.. (1993). Evidence of hepatitis in patients receiving transfusions of blood components containing antibody to hepatitis C. Blood. 82(3). 1000–1005. 2 indexed citations
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Wun, Theodore, Teresa Paglieroni, Kathleen Sazama, & Paul V. Holland. (1992). Detection of plasmapheresis‐induced platelet activation using monoclonal antibodies. Transfusion. 32(6). 534–540. 27 indexed citations
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Sazama, Kathleen, I. K. Kuramoto, P. V. Holland, et al.. (1992). Detection of antibodies to human immunodeficiency virus type 2 (HIV‐2) in blood donor sera using United States assay methods for anti‐HIV type 1. Transfusion. 32(5). 398–401. 2 indexed citations
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Sazama, Kathleen. (1985). Stat testing and DRGs: a strategy for cost containment.. PubMed. 39(4). 28–31. 1 indexed citations
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Sazama, Kathleen, et al.. (1985). Stat guidelines for laboratories.. PubMed. 17(3). 55–7. 1 indexed citations
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Sazama, Kathleen. (1980). Intraoperative Hemolysis. Archives of Internal Medicine. 140(6). 845–845. 7 indexed citations
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Sazama, Kathleen, et al.. (1979). Is antiglycolysis required for routine glucose analysis?. Clinical Chemistry. 25(12). 2038–2039. 9 indexed citations

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